William Beckford
Lord Mayor of London
Died when: 60 years 184 days (726 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
William Beckford (baptised 19 December 1709 – 21 June 1770) was a well-known political figure in 18th-century London, who twice held the office of Lord Mayor of London (1762 and 1769).
His vast wealth came largely from his plantations in Jamaica and the large numbers of enslaved Africans working for him and his family.
He was, and is, often referred to as Alderman Beckford to distinguish him from his son William Thomas Beckford, author and art collector, and from his nephew William Beckford of Somerley (1744–1799), author and planter.
He was a supporter of liberty at home and championed the citizens of London upon being summoned to King George III with the City Remonstrance in 1770.
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